Jackleg,
At least 50 pages are available in various previews. That's more than enough to know what's going on with this book, Jackleg.
Then I expect a coherent discussion. I've used reviews to rebut an author.
Assuming ' claims that the Confederate government recruited significant numbers of black men into the army ' exist when did they start?
A question, if Levin is wrong, then I would expect to see ' claims that the Confederate government recruited significant numbers of black men into the army ' in period literature such as 'Confederate Veteran' but they are lacking. That in and of itself moves the timeline into the 1930s and later.
What organization other than the SCV would promote " claims that the Confederate government recruited significant numbers of black men into the army " Southern heritage Organizations such as the
League of the South do not promote " claims that the Confederate government recruited significant numbers of black men into the army "
The fact that the term 'Black Confederate' was used a few times before does not substantilly rebut
one of Levin's claim, but only that 'Black Confederate' was used to support " claims that the Confederate government recruited significant numbers of black men into the army ".